Glynn County, GA Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)

Section 2-31-3(j) of the Short-Term Rental Ordinance defines the Maximum Occupancy Rate as no more than two persons per bedroom, plus two additional persons, counting only rooms with a bed customarily used for sleeping as bedrooms. Children under 12 are excluded from the count, but total occupancy can never exceed 15 people regardless of bedroom count, unless the property owner requests and receives a variance from the county allowing a proportional increase for dwelling units with six or more bedrooms. , the overnight hours when complaints are most likely.

Every rental must post the maximum occupancy figure on a notice near the front door alongside the Accommodation Excise Tax Certificate, and Certificate holders must maintain a Local Point of Contact available 24 hours a day to respond to occupancy complaints within two hours. Only one party of guests, defined as a single group under one reservation, may occupy a dwelling unit at a time, and a short-term rental cannot be used to host a commercial event regardless of the number attending.